Birmingham Post - Tag - olympic swimming pool

Olympic swimming pool plans for Birmingham face downsizing

Birmingham Post — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 04:00:00 GMT

Birmingham’s planned £58 million Aquatics and Leisure Centre, which is to include an Olympic size swimming pool, could be cut dramatically in size and built at less than half the cost.

Fears over roads chaos on Birmingham Olympic swimming pool scheme

Birmingham Post — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 07:50:00 GMT

Concerned Ladywood residents are calling on the city council to change the location of the proposed £60million Olympic pool.

Design of Birmingham's Olympic swimming pool revealed

Birmingham Post — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 23:00:00 GMT

These are the first architect’s images of Birmingham new £58 million Olympic standard swimming pool, water park and leisure centre.

Council tax payers don’t require pool

Birmingham Post — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 12:02:00 GMT

Dear Editor, I believe the proposed plans for building a £60m swimming pool in the centre of Birmingham are severely flawed and should be dropped immediately.

Council thrashing about in the deep end with Birmingham's Olympic swimming pool

Birmingham Post — Thu, 01 Jan 2009 11:41:00 GMT

This newspaper would like to believe in the feasibility of an £85.5 million investment in Birmingham’s swimming provision which, among other benefits, would deliver a 50 metre Olympic-size pool.

Train station hope for Birmingham's Olympic swimming pool

Birmingham Post — Thu, 01 Jan 2009 00:01:00 GMT

Birmingham’s new £60 million Olympic swimming complex could have its own train station, delivering a long-awaited public transport boost to the International Convention Centre, National Indoor Arena and Brindleyplace.

Birmingham to renegotiate cost of Olympic swimming pool

Birmingham Post — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 00:01:00 GMT

The £60million cost of Birmingham’s 50m swimming pool will be renegotiated to get a cheaper deal from recession-hit builders.

Birmingham could host several teams ahead of 2012 Olympics

Birmingham Post — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 00:01:00 GMT

Birmingham's sports chief said he believes the city is capable of hosting athletes from as many as nine countries for the 2012 Olympics.

Council drowning in swimming pool spin

Birmingham Post — Fri, 12 Dec 2008 13:24:00 GMT

It is a noble aspiration to be the boldest and the best, but in Birmingham City Council’s case the hype does not always match reality.

Birmingham may lose leisure facilities to pay for Olympic swimming pool

Birmingham Post — Fri, 12 Dec 2008 00:01:00 GMT

Some of Birmingham’s council-owned swimming baths may be closed to pay for a £60 million Olympic-size pool.